File photo: Sadanandan Master, who lost both legs in political violence, got nominated to Rajya Sabha NEW DELHI: It was May 2016. Speaking at a rally in Kasaragod, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held up the hand of C Sadanandan Master as he lamented the silence imposed on the story of the victim of barbaric poll…
NEW DELHI: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchisor, expects India to become one of its top growth markets, with over 50 new properties in the pipeline and plans to launch more of its global brands in the country, company officials said.During a PTI interview, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts’ top executives, President for…
Representative image (Picture credit: PTI) JAMMU: A fresh batch comprising 7,049 pilgrims left for Shri Amarnath Yatra amid religious chants on Sunday morning from Bhagwati Nagar in the city. The holy cave shrine is situated in the Himalayas in south Kashmir.“The pilgrims left for Shri Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu base camp in a fleet…
U ddhav Thackeray is likely to spell out his plans for an alliance with the MNS for the upcoming BMC and other local body polls in an interview with Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut in party mouthpiece Saamna this weekend (July 19-20). Sena (UBT) functionaries said Uddhav will reveal the status of talks with the…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have continued to be net buyers in Indian equities for the fourth straight month, with July seeing fresh inflows of Rs 3,839 crore so far, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). This adds to the buying momentum witnessed in April, May, and June, when FPIs picked up…
File photo: J&K CM Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR/JAMMU: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah was barred Sunday from visiting a graveyard of 1931 martyrs in Srinagar, and most of his cabinet colleagues were detained in their homes along with scores of others to keep them away from the site, virtually putting the National Conference (NC) govt under…
India’s used car market is on track to cross 6 million units in sales this fiscal, fuelled by value-conscious buyers, increasing digital adoption and improved access to finance, according to a report by Crisil Ratings.The surge has pushed the used-to-new car sales ratio to 1.4, up from below 1 five years ago, with volumes growing…
Mumbai: Scammers misused 19 credit cards issued by a private bank, collectively siphoning over Rs 8 lakh, the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police reported. The police registered a case on July 11 against the scammer for fraudulent transactions carried out between May 3 and May 30. The fraud occurred after the scammer convinced cardholders to…
India must not rush into a trade agreement with the United States that could compromise sensitive sectors like agriculture, trade experts warned on Sunday, pointing to aggressive US tactics even with its closest allies like EU. The caution comes as Washington has sent letters to 24 countries and the European Union, proposing tariffs as high…
Air India crash (Picture credit: AP) LONDON: Relatives of flyers who died in the June 12 Air India crash have slammed the preliminary probe as a “cover-up” to protect the Tatas-owned airline, Boeing and the Indian government.“This report is wrong. We don’t accept it,” said Ameen Siddiqui, whose British brother-in-law and Gloucestershire resident Akeel Nanabawa,…
